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HEEL IRON. N0.v 271,755. I Patented Feb.6,1883.'

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFER.-

HENRY E. WILKINS AND JOSEPH. L. DOLEQOF SPRINGFIELD, MASS.

HEEL-IRON.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 271,755, dated FebruarygS, 185.3. Application filed June 9,1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, HENRY E. WILKINS and JOSEPH L. DOLE, citizens of the United States, residing at Springfield,--in the county of Ham pden and State of Massachusetts,have

invented new and useful Improvements in Heel-Irons, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention is a heel-iron constructed, as fully described hereinafter, so as to secure a continuous solid iron or frame, yet applicable to heels of different shapes and sizes.

In the drawings, Figure I is a face view of a heel with our improved iron applied thereto. Fig. II is a view showing the parts of theiron detached, and Fig. III is a side View of'Fig. I.

The iron consists of two curved plates, D D, each having two perforations, h d.

One end of each plate is depressed or cut away for half its depth, so that when the two are applied with their ends overlapped a hingejoint is formed with the faces of both plates until their edges coincide with those of the heel, when other screws or pins are passed through the holes d, and the plates thereby firmly secured.

We are aware that two plates-one recessed to receive the rounded end of the other-have been applied to heels; but in such' case there a is no continuous plate, the introduction of nails, stones, 850., between the joints is apt to.

loosen them and force them apart, while the rigidity imparted bya continuous'plate is not secured.

By the above structure the plate is rendered practically continuous, but capable of being applied to heels of different sizes, whileit can be secured more firmly with less screws than when the sections are separated.

We claim- 4 An improved heel-plate, consisting of two sections or plates adapted to have their recessed ends hinged or connected by means of the attaching-screw, whereby the plates may be made to conform to heels differing in size, and provided with perforations at their free ends, all substantially as set forth.

' HENRY E. WILKINS.

JOSEPH L. DOLE.

Witnesses p 7 R. F. HYDE, H. A. CHAPIN. 

